Painting the Barn Quilt

Painting a Barn Quilt is more technical than artistic. 
The straight lines and crisp edges are produced with the help of tape.

Start by drawing a grid on the primed wood. The pattern off to the side is the one I chose, but I'll be changing the single white star in the blue field. There were hundreds of patterns to choose from.

Next step is to tape off the areas that don't get white paint.

Paint all the white spaces with 3 coats.

There were 7 of us gals painting different sizes and designs.

Lots of concentration; we really got in "the zone".

Now taping to add the red.

The red is done; now spacing for the stars.

Painting the blue field. The white stars have been protected by tape.

Tape protects the red, white, and blue while I paint the edges.

Here's the group of enthusiastic gals I painted with. Teacher Cindy Oard is in the purple. She's got this class down to a science, and has all the paint and tools to complete a wonderful Barn Quilt. You can find her at, Barn Quilts by It's a Girl Thing, Blackwell, OK. 

My Barn Quilt is 16"x16", the perfect size for my sign post.